Cavan 0-13
Armagh 1-9

Brian O'Connell came off the bench to fist the winning point for Cavan in the Ulster MFC preliminary round against Armagh at Kingspan Breffni Park.

O'Connell was introduced as a 61st minute substitute and sent over the winning point in added on time at the end of a thrilling contest.

Armagh led by 1-2 to 0-3 after 11 minutes thanks to Joseph McElroy's goal and they held a slender 1-5 to 0-7 interval advantage.

The second half followed a similar pattern and the sides were level - 0-11 to 1-8 - with 10 minutes to play.

O'Connell had the final say, however, as the Breffni County set up a date with Fermanagh.

Cavan - S McDermott; B Fortune, B Kelly, D Monahan; C Bradley, M Magee, N Clerkin; K Monahan (0-1), G McGovern; P Smith (0-2), R Connolly (0-4), B Kiernan (0-3); T Hayes (0-1), L Galligan (0-1), D Brady. Subs: S McKeogh for D Monahan, D Gannon for P Smith, H O'Neill for D Brady, B O'Connell (0-1) for S McKeogh.

Armagh - C Rafferty; C Connolly, S Heffron, P Campbell; J Cosgrove, M Finnegan, C McNicholl; A McKay, B Boylan; C McKenna (0-3), R Loughran, G McCabe; C Martin (0-2), J McElroy (1-2), J McDade. Subs: E Burns (0-2) for C McNicholl, C McConville for R Loughran, C McCullagh for C Martin, D McKenna for M Finnegan.

Referee - I Molloy. Tweet

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